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Object Number 87-15-10/45774
Display Title Bone wedge
Descriptions
Object Description Bone wedge, used for splitting wood.
Inventory Description Bone, utilized, one end sharpened
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Koniag
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Kodiak Island Borough
Additional Geographic Terms Beach
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 5.3 x 2.4 cm (4 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45774
Provenance
Collector Alice C. Fletcher (9/01/1886)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (01/01/1887)

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